Art Book for Alien Invasion Film The Darkest Hour on Its Way; Film Gets December Release!

It’s been a while since we’ve gotten an update on director Chris Gorak’s The Darkest Hour, but if you’re attending this weekend’s WonderCon 2011 in San Francisco, you’ll want to check out the special collectible poster from the film’s upcoming companion art book being unveiled by Summit Entertainment, New Regency, and Oni Press during the show.

Here are the details:

THE DARKEST HOUR, starring Emile Hirsch, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, and Joel Kinnamana, is a new film about five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (WANTED, NIGHT WATCH) and director Chris Gorak.

The full art book is set to debut later this year with stunning artistic interpretations of the film’s vision of a world lost to an overwhelming and frightening alien force, featuring work from a diverse roster of comics’ hottest creators. The global events are captured in epic detail as the last remnants of humanity struggle for survival in a world that is no longer their own.

The special WonderCon collectible poster (11×17) features an image of destruction at the Taj Mahal with two soldiers from opposite sides of a centuries-long conflict fighting together as the last men standing against the unseen alien invaders. The limited edition poster, illustrated by Brian Hurtt and colored by Bill Crabtree, the art team behind Oni Press’ hit comic book THE SIXTH GUN, will be given away at Oni Press’ booth (#601) during WonderCon, which takes place at the Moscone Center South in San Francisco from April 1 through 3.

Additional artists who are contributing to the collectible art book include:

Ben Templesmith – Artist of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT (IDW), cover artist of WASTELAND for Oni Press – one of the premiere horror artists in comics.